Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
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> Vegetarians Cut Heart Risk By 32%
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> United Kingdom, January 30, 2013 (BBC): Ditching meat and
> fish in favour of a vegetarian diet can have a dramatic
> effect on the health of your heart, research suggests. A
> study of 44,500 people in England and Scotland showed
> vegetarians were 32% less likely to die or need hospital
> treatment as a result of heart disease.
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> Differences in cholesterol levels, blood pressure and
> body weight are thought to be behind the health boost.
> The findings were published in the American Journal of
> Clinical Nutrition. The results showed the vegetarians
> had lower blood pressure, lower levels of "bad"
> cholesterol and were more likely to have a healthy
> weight.
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> Continues at:
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http://www.hinduismtoday.com/blogs-n...32-/12682.html

Vegetarians 'cut heart risk by 32%'

By James Gallagher
Health and science reporter, BBC News
January 30, 2013

Ditching meat and fish in favour of a vegetarian diet can
have a dramatic effect on the health of your heart,
research suggests.

A study of 44,500 people in England and Scotland showed
vegetarians were 32% less likely to die or need hospital
treatment as a result of heart disease.

Differences in cholesterol levels, blood pressure and
body weight are thought to be behind the health boost.

The findings were published in the American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition.

Heart disease is a major blight in Western countries. It
kills 94,000 people in the UK each year, more than any
other disease, and 2.6 million people live with the
condition.

The heart's own blood supply becomes blocked up by fatty
deposits in the arteries that nourish the heart muscle.
It can cause angina or even lead to a heart attack if the
blood vessels become completely blocked.

Continues at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21258509

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